第三章：连接城市和长江的生态空间——武汉江滩

Chapter 3: Wuhan Beach—the ecological space connecting the Yangtze River with Wuhan

有着3500年建城史的武汉是一座极为特殊的城市，长江和汉江在此交汇，形成了武汉“两江四岸”的独特景观，因此武汉又有着“江城”的别称。

The 3,500-year-old Wuhan city, also named as “Jiangcheng” (City on Rivers), is special for its location where the Yangtze River and the Hanjiang River meet, forming a unique landscape of “Two Rivers and Four Banks”.

而作为连接城市和长江的空间，我们脚下的这片武汉江滩出现仅20年，却已经成为了武汉的标志之一。

Although it has appeared since 20 years ago, Wuhan Beach, a place that connects the Yangtze River with the city, has become a symbol of Wuhan city.

自2008年起武汉江滩被评选为城市河湖型国家水利风景区以来，接连荣获红色基因水利风景区、国家十大水利标杆景区、国家水利景区典型案例等，年接待游客达千万人次。

Since the beach was rated as “National Water Park of Urban Rivers and Lakes” in 2008, it has earned numerous national titles related to water parks attracting tens of millions of annual visitors.

其实早期的武汉是没有这块空间的。

In fact, the place didn’t exist in early times of Wuhan.

自1861年汉口开埠以来，当时的人们来到汉口时，在长江中就能直接看到河街（今日的沿江大道）以及街边的汉口近代建筑群。

Since the opening of Hankow port in 1861, people could have a clear view of the Hejie Street (today’s Yanjiang Avenue) as well as the modern building cluster along the avenue.

1954年，自武汉有水文记录以来最大的一次洪水袭击武汉。

The year 1954 witnessed the heaviest flooding in Wuhan since the city had hydrological record.

在党和政府的领导下，武汉市民与不断上涨的江水比赛筑堤，历时整整100天，英雄的武汉始终稳固的屹立于长江边，英雄的武汉人民团结一致赢得了新中国抗洪第一战的伟大胜利。

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the Government, citizens of Wuhan competed against the rising flood by strengthening dikes, which lasted for 100 days. Thanks to their persistence, the heroical Wuhan people have won a complete victory during their first fighting against flooding after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, so that the great Wuhan city has stood steadily by the Yangtze River.

毛泽东亲笔题词：“庆贺武汉人民战胜了1954年的洪水，还要准备战胜今后可能发生的同样严重的洪水”。

Chairman Mao wrote an inscription: “Congratulations to Wuhan people for the success in defeating the flood in 1954. However, we should still be well-prepared to defeat any equally severe flood in the future.

如今，镌刻着这段话的防汛纪念碑作为武汉城市精神中“英雄”气质的象征，依然临江立于江滩中,成为了武汉江滩的一处重要景点。

Nowadays, the Flood Monument engraved with Chairman Mao's inscription, as the embodiment of the heroic personality in the Wuhan Spirit, is still standing along the river, becoming an important scenic spot at the Wuhan Beach.

武汉江滩的出现也改变了武汉人的生活方式，晚饭后逛到江边，就像呼吸一样自然，长江广阔，江风飒飒，这是属于武汉人的城市风光。

The emergence of the beach has changed the lifestyle of people in Wuhan. After having dinner, they like strolling along the river, which is as natural as breathing. The broad Yangtze River and brisk river wind are sceneries especially belonging to people in Wuhan.